The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-16
THE WEST AND THE SOUTH.

The following we take from the
agricultural department OF the New
York Tribune:
DR.. A. Southworth writes from In
diana contrasting the West and South
to the disadvantage of the former,
for reasons which we quote in part !:
"Our Western star empire is wan
ing despite the boom Of land jobbers
and railroad monopolies. Go West,
has ceased to be the mandate of wis
dom. The West with it's promise of
wealth has lured the ambition of
many at the sacrifice of health. The
constituents Of fertility in the broad
prairies are as productive of disease
as of good crops. The barren prai-
ries are the highways for drouths,
destructive storms and insects, which
are proverbial and too true.
''These infrmites, with the prevail
ing high winds, far exceed its posi-
bilities for good; the long, cold win
tiers are consuming and exhausting
to the resources OF labor. And to-
day thousands of domestic animals
are at the mercy OF vultures, and
their bones lie bleaching in the
Western sun. Since water is one of
the main constituents of the human
system forming about seventy-fve
per cent. of the whole organism, it is
an Indispensable thing that it should
be pure, for the promotion of health
which is seriously Objectionable
feature in many parts of the West"
Having had habitation in eleven
different States-a varied residence
which should give privilege of speech
DIR. Southworth has come to look
with much favor upon the Southern
country, with its more equable eli
mate, not excessive summer temper
allure, and short and mild winters
making comparatively little demand
for stock feeding and family supplies:
'lhis with the low price of land,
with an abundance of pure spring
water, with good market north,
south or east makes it desirable
place for the stockman.
Grains as well as grasses find here
congenialsoil, especially in the val
leys of the Tennessee and Cumber-
land Rivers, with their tributaries;
in many instances in close proximity
to exhaustible mines of coal, and
iron, and timber, which are the
source of our great wealth and indie
pendence-the greatest resource
nation can be blessed with. Millions
of Northern and foreign capital have
been invested, making the best OF
markets, which no section of our
country can excel The various lev.
els OF their mountainous sections,
with their table lands, are the home
Of our domestic fruits"
In the wild recesses, or on sunny
slopes of elevation, DR.. Southworth
thinks the invalid from the North
may find conditions wholly condu-
Give to health and inspiriting COM
munion with creative Power: 1.-The
sunny skies of Italy have been con-
coded to be inferior to those of many
OF the variegated mountain regions
OF the South, with its purity of cool
ness, which can not be found else
where east of the Rocky Mountains.
Thousands are furnishing with dis
ease, some chronic, some in their in
cipiency, who would be radically
benefited by change Of climate to
the upland regions of the South.
Thousands are living on a mere pit
lance in all our populous towns and
cities who by dint of industry could
just as well be lords of the soil and
partakers of the fruit of economy Of
life, and rear a mental edifce, a we'll
filled life's record, which shall be an
honor to posterity."